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Northwest Territories

MARRIAGE LICENCE
  • Fees: $50-$60 (License fees are non-refundable)
  • Both must apply together in person to get a Marriage Licence to give to your officiant on your wedding day
  • Must each bring with you when applying to your license
    • Proof of age Gov't ID: birth certificates or passports
    • Photo ID: drivers license (or age of majority card)
    • If under 18, bring written parental consent
    • Relevant immigrant status card, treaty status card, Canadian citizenship card etc.
  • The Licence will expire 90 days (3-months) after issued
  • The Licence needs the following information
    •  Both parties must provide their parents' full names and birth places 
    •  Each partners SIN numbers,
  • No photocopies of documents is accepted
    • Originals or certified copies only
  • This license gets signed by the following at your wedding
    • Yourselves (the 2 people getting married)
    • Your officiant or religious ceremony leader (Minister, Priest, Imam, ,Rabbi etc.)
    • Your 2-witnesses and is then sent to the government by your Minister/ Priest/ Rabbi or officiant (within 48 hours) to confirm the wedding took place
  • Waiting Period: none  
  • Search License Issuer Locations by calling (867) 777-7422 or 1-800-661-0830 (toll-free)


CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
  • Fees: $20 
    • Make money orders payable to:Government of NWT 
  • Marriage Certificate Application Form pdf Here:
  • Option1: Snail-Mail:
    Register General of Vital Statistics
    Department of Health and Social Services
    Government of the NWT
    Bag #9 (107 MacKenzie Road / IDC Building, 2nd Floor)
    Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
  • Option2: Fax (only when paying by credit card) to: (867) 777-3197


MARRY AFTER DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION OR DEATH
  • WHEN YOU APPLY for your license, bring with you
    • Your original Certificate of Marriage
    • Certified Death Certificate 
    • Proof of divorce or dissolution of union (court certified copies)
      • Absolute Decree 
      • judgement of dissolution from original court
      • Certificate of Divorce
        • If you are still uninformed contact the
          Central Divorce Registry of Canada
          P.O. Box 2730, Station D
          Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1W7
          Phone: 613-957-4519  
  • THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
    • The only way out of a marriage is divorce
    • Original or certified documents only (your papers will be returned to you)
    • If the original documents are in a language other than English, (English or French in Quebec) a certified translation is needed
    • NWT has no more specifications

WHO CAN MARRY US
  • Religious service: your registered religious representative of your choice or your congregation  
  • Civil service: Officiants who have been vetted by your province already
    • In NWT, officiants are called Marriage Commissioner(s)
      • Call NWT Health Services Administration Office toll-free at 1-800-661-0830 to find a marriage commissioner in your area

LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION

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